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Prepackaged caramel apples linked to 4 deaths
(AP) — Health officials are warning consumers to avoid pre-packaged caramel apples. It’s because the apples have been linked to four deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in ten states. Caramel...
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Health officials link Calif. apple packer to listeria deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Strains of listeria found inside a California apple packing facility match listeria bacteria that have sickened 32 people across the country, including at least three deaths, the Food...
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Blue Bell Creameries issues recall of all products
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries issued a voluntary recall Monday night for all of its products on the market after two samples of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream tested...
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Town prays for Texas ice cream maker linked to listeria
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Alice Stern and Billie Schomburg were among the more than 200 people who gathered at a prayer vigil Saturday to show what they say is their unwavering support for Blue Bell...
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Listeria contamination in US plants goes back 2 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries knew there was listeria in one of the company’s plants as far back as March 2013, according to a government investigation. But the company didn’t issue any...
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Blue Bell Ice Cream prepares to return to shelves after listeria outbreak
(WTNH) — Blue Bell Creameries, an 108-year old ice cream company, is getting ready to return to stores after having to shut down production due to an outbreak of listeria. The U.S. Centers for Disease...
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Blue Bell begins 1st ice cream shipments after listeria
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries has resumed ice cream shipments four months after listeria contamination halted sales and production. The Brenham, Texas-based company on Tuesday used Twitter...
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Soft cheese linked to listeria death in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — A California company has recalled several brands of soft cheeses after they were linked to 24 illnesses around the U.S. over the last five years, including a 2012 death in Ohio. The...
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Whole Foods recalls 2 types of salad in Connecticut
BOSTON (AP) — Whole Foods Market has recalled curry chicken salad and deli pasta salad sold in its stores in seven Northeast states because of possible listeria contamination. The salads sold in...
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Blue Bell resumes production in Texas plant after listeria
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Blue Bell has resumed limited operations at its flagship creamery in the Central Texas town of Brenham, seven months after shutting down production out of fear of listeria...
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Justice Department investigates Blue Bell Creameries over listeria response
(CNN) — Blue Bell Creameries is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for its handling of the ice cream contamination linked to 10 reported cases of listeriosis, a U.S....
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CDC says Chipotle-linked outbreak of E. coli appears over
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency that monitors public health says the outbreak of E. coli illness linked to Chipotle restaurants that sickened 60 people appears to be over. The Centers for Disease...
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Listeria and Fresh Produce
What is Listeria and why is it showing up in fresh produce? By Diane Wright Hirsch, MPH, RD UConn Extension Educator – Food Safety Yet another outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes has been attributed to...
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Stop & Shop pulling items from shelves over health concerns
(WTNH) – Stop & Shop is pulling some select Maytag Blue Cheese items from store shelves due to the potential of Listeria contamination. The items include Maytag Blue Cheese, UPC 20835990000, and...
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Frozen vegetables recalled nationwide
(WFLA) – CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, WA, has issued a voluntary recall for 15 frozen vegetable items that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Stop & Shop recalling granola bars due to possible Listeria contamination
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Stop & Shop is voluntarily recalling its Stop & Shop Sweet & Salty Almond Chewy Granola Bars. The supermarket announced it is voluntarily pulling its Stop &...
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Dozens of food products recalled from listeria concerns
OAK BROOK, Ill. (WTNH) — TreeHouse Foods announced Friday that they are issuing a recall of dozens of products that may contain sunflower seeds contaminated with listeria. The food products are...
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Stop & Shop recalling Nature’s Promise Trail Mix, Walnuts
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Stop & Shop has pulled certain Nature’s Promise Trail Mix and Walnuts from the shelves due to possible Listeria contamination. Woodstock Farms Manufacturing Inc. has...
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Stop & Shop removes recalled veggie burgers from shelves
PURCHASE, NY & QUINCY, MA (WTNH) – Stop & Shop has taken Dr. Praeger’s California Veggie Burges off its shelves after Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods, Inc. recalled the burgers due to potential...
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Frozen food recall covers hundreds of items from many stores
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to...
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